Vipassana means “to see clearly”. Vi means “clearly”; passana means “to see”. To see clearly in regards to what? To see clearly in regards to our own body and mind, and the whole world around us. To see that, both inside ourselves and in the whole world around us,
a) things are uncertain, unstable, changing (anicca);
b) things are stressful, unsatisfying (dukkha);
c) things are not under our control (anatta).